Kari Berggrav | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kari Nissen November 30, 1911 |
| Died | June 11, 1996 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | photojournalist |
| Parent(s) | Oscar Nissen Ellen Margrethe Grete Nissen |
Kari N. Berggrav (November 30, 1911 Norway - June 11, 1996 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)[1] was a pioneer Norwegian photojournalist and war photographer. Her career had two peaks; as a war photographer in Norway in 1940 (these pictures have been lost) and as a UN staff photographer in 1948. She was the daughter of engineer Oscar Nissen[2] and Ellen Margrethe Grete Nissen (the family seem to have changed their name from Nissen to Berggrav).[3] It was a prominent family; her uncle, her mother's brother, was Bishop Eivind Berggrav, the Lutheran bishop of Oslo and primate of Norway.[2] When King left Norway after his defeat by the Germans in WWII, he left Bishop Berggrav as leader of the administrative council. The bishop was soon imprisoned by the Gestapo, but managed to lead the resistance of the Norwegian church from within prison and survive the war.